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21/08/2026

Nigeria’s federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Cooperative Federation of Nigeria (CFN) and tech company SEAMFIX for the deployment of Nigeria’s national identity.

https://www.thenews.coop/nigerian-government-signs-mou-to-strengthen-co-operative-identity/

21/08/2026

A initiative led by Woccu and WCFU is bringing a combined US$2.5m in finance for 93 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya.

https://www.thenews.coop/credit-union-apexes-deliver-2-5m-in-sacco-finance-to-kenyan-smes/

20/08/2026

A crowdfunder for an ambitious plan to bring a 12-acre brownfield site in Frome, Somerset, into community ownership has passed its initial target and is headed for a stretch target of £1.2m.

https://www.thenews.coop/share-offer-for-uks-biggest-community-development-passes-first-target/

19/08/2026

The Co-op Group has ended a policy that explicitly allowed trans and non-binary staff to use gendered toilets where they felt “safest”, following legal advice and new guidance on single-sex spaces.

https://www.thenews.coop/co-op-group-changes-trans-inclusive-bathroom-policy/

19/08/2026

Members of retail society OurCoop have completed the Chilterns Challenge, raising more than £3,000 to help Plunkett UK in its work with communities looking to save and run local businesses through community ownership.

https://www.thenews.coop/ourcoop-members-walk-the-chilterns-for-plunkett-uk/

18/08/2026

Western Australian grain co-op CBH Group has introduced a new fleet of narrow-gauge locomotives and wagons, marking a “major milestone” for its supply chain.

https://www.thenews.coop/cbh-unveils-new-rail-fleet-to-strengthen-supply-chain/

18/08/2026

Peter Ruis is stepping down as managing director of the John Lewis Partnership to pursue new projects, the employee-owned retailer has announced. Will Kernan, a non-executive board member, will move across to take on the role as part of “an orderly succession plan”.

https://www.thenews.coop/leadership-changes-at-john-lewis-as-md-steps-down/

14/08/2026

New speakers have been added to the agenda of the 2026 ICA Global Conference, with just a month to go until the event, in Panama. Find out who's been added here ⬇️

https://www.thenews.coop/more-speakers-announced-for-the-ica-global-conference/

14/08/2026

Western Australian community groups are being invited to apply for funding from CBH Group, with the grower-owned co-operative offering grants for local projects and events across the state’s grain-growing regions.

https://www.thenews.coop/cbh-opens-applications-for-grass-roots-community-grants-scheme/

13/08/2026

Farmers told a survey by dairy co-op Arla that education and skills are key to labour supply in the sector – and to safeguarding Britain’s future food supply

https://www.thenews.coop/arla-warns-of-skills-shortage-threatening-british-farms/

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